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BOTWC Firsts

Sgt. Shuntia Lucas Makes History as First Black Woman Promoted to Sergeant in Dane County, Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office

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Dr. Valencia Robertson Wells Becomes First Black President of the Alabama Optometric Association

Sydney McLaughlin Becomes First American Woman to Run 400m Under 48 Seconds

Tems to Headline First-Ever FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show

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Melissa Jefferson-Wooden Becomes First Woman Since 2003 to Win 100m and 200m at U.S. Nationals

Taylor Townsend Becomes First Mother to Reach No. 1 in Women’s Doubles Tennis

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Juici Patties Makes History as First Jamaican Fast-Food Chain to Successfully Expand to the U.S.

Senator Craig Hickman Makes History As The First Black Man To Serve In Both Chambers of the Maine Legislature

Michael Regan Confirmed By Senate, Making History As First Black Man To Lead Environmental Protection Agency

This 29-Year-Old Photographer Made History As The First Black Woman To Shoot An American Vogue Cover

Emily Ford Makes History As First Known Black Woman To Hike Wisconsin’s 1,200 Mile Ice Age Trail In Winter

B. Scott Makes History As First Trans Nonbinary Host & Executive Producer at BET

Claressa Shields Makes History As First Boxer To Ever Become A Two-Division Undisputed World Champ

HBCU Alumna, Maia Chaka, Becomes The First Black Woman Added To The NFL’s Officiating Roster

She Just Became The First Former WNBA Player To Be Named Owner and Executive of WNBA Team

Sheila Brown Becomes The First Black Woman To Own A Radio Station In Buffalo, New York

Pamela Smith Set To Make History As First Black Woman Chief of the U.S. Park Police

Meet Claudette Colvin, The Teen Who Pioneered The Civil Rights Movement

She Just Became NYC School Chancellor, The First Black Woman To Lead The Nation’s Largest School System

Thasunda Brown Duckett Named First Black Woman CEO Of TIAA Becoming The Second Black Woman Leading A Fortune 500 In 2021

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